Yakutsk

Monday, March 4, 2013

Yakutsk

Yakutsk (Якутск, Дьокуускай), is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 450 kilometers (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. It had a population of 269,601. With an extreme subarctic climate, Yakutsk has the coldest winter temperatures for any city on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from +19.5 °C (67.1 °F) in July to −38.6 °C (−37.5 °F) in January.
The main landmarks of Yakutsk are: Sakha Theater (Сахатеатр), Ordzhonikidze Street (Улица Орджоникидзе), Pushkin drama theater (Пушкина драматический театр), mammoth Museum (Музей мамонта), National Art Museum of Sakha (Национальный художественный музей РС (Я)), Communications History Museum of Yakutia (Музей истории связи Якутии), Old Town (Старый город), Russian-Asian Bank (Русско-Азиатского банка), Transfiguration Church (Преображенская церковь).